By Jacob Arrington When I first applied for the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Backcountry Ranger position, I knew very little of what I was getting into. I knew that…
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Roughly 60 miles south of Canada, the 88,000 acre Scotchman Peaks roadless area spans the Idaho-Montana border. Since the 1970s, when the U.S. Forest Service carried out extensive evaluations of lands suitable for wilderness, this rugged, scenic and biologically diverse portion of the Cabinet Mountains has been managed for its wilderness potential. The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness believe now is the time to preserve the Scotchmans, one of the last, and largest, wild areas in our region.
Surviving a Wild Wind by Annie Gassmann
By Annie Gassmann We were nearing the end of a mother–daughter backpack trip into the Scapegoat Wilderness. I was in my late teens, eager to explore tall mountains, dark forests…
Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness launches online wilderness art auction.
Bids for wilderness art will be accepted through November 8. Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness’ 2018 online art auction went “live” on September 13, featuring the paintings and photography of…
Friends of Scotchman Peaks Allstar Trail Crew still working in the Scotchmans
One more month of trail work for 2018 in the proposed Wilderness. This year’s trail season is nearing an end, but there are still two chances to join the Friends…
Get more “bank” for your buck by helping out with our Cinnabar Match!
We've made the Cinnabar match! Look how happy we are! (But don't let that stop you from helping out.) Thanks very much to our donors and the Cinnabar Foundation for…
2018 Friends Scholarship winners announced.
Each year, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness gives graduating seniors from the high schools within the three counties the proposed wilderness lies in a chance to write about their favorite…
Lance Shevlan adds his story to “Voices In The Wilderness”
Family and Fall in the South Fork of Ross Creek We moved West in the early 1970s because we found it quiet and beautiful, and much less busy than Minneapolis.…
ALWAYS Film Showing
On Sunday, June 3rd, at 5:30pm, with Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness and Glacier Bank of Libby as co-sponsors, the Northwest Montana-Forest Fire Lookout Association (NWMT-FFLA) is bringing the film…
